Jonjo O'Neill saddles the 2000th winner of his career at Uttoxeter

Jonjo O'Neill claimed his 2,000th British jumps winner as a trainer when Centuro secured a dramatic victory in the Shottle Hall Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Uttoxeter.
Winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup as a trainer and jockey, O'Neill sent just one horse to the Staffordshire circuit, with Centuro a 7-2 chance after finishing well-beaten on his hurdling debut at Ludlow just eight days ago.
The three-year-old improved on that effort in the hands of Aidan Coleman and sat second in the straight behind the pacesetting Red Hot Chilly.
The latter refused to bend under Robbie Dunne and looked likely... read more

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